| Show 7 T i f WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS ANALYSIS- A State of National Emergency Is Isi i Proclaimed by President Truman Threatens Western Europe I EDITORS EDITOR'S NOTE When opinion opinions are expressed In these columns they are those of tt W Wern tern lern Newspaper Unions Union's news new anBI analysts and not necessarily of this newspaper r HA ARU K TORT TORTi i t w I P. P an I PYONGYANG Sea C HINNA 4 NA JU PARALLEL i. i 1 It t.- t. r I 1 C t Yellow I SOUTH Sea I. I KOREA AEJ AE ON N Chinese Communists In the tho mountains of ot central North Korea I prepared for another bi big biff sweep down tho the middle of ot Korea broken arrow l Meanwhile le United Nations troops were vere evacuated from the Hung nam beachhead after withdrawing from the Yalu river EMERGENCY i War Near-War Footing With a serIes of proclamations and executive orders President Truman put the nation on a near- near war footing In a world wide radio address th the President proclaimed a national emergency and told the American people they must pay higher taxes work longer hours and give up many civilian goods to speed up the defense program all the Our home our nation things we believe in are in great danger the President said in his address The future of civilization depends depends de de- ponds on what we do dc on do-on on on what we wedo wedo wedo do now and in the months ahead He announced the administration tion would impose some wage-price wage controls and bring men under arms as soon soon as possible Then he outlined the buckling buckling- down program 1 Compulsory price ceilings at once on some items essential to defense production and the cost of i living 2 2 Voluntary ceilings over rest of the economy of publishing fair standards of prices and wages 3 To provide the necessary materials materials ma ma- for defense production a acut acut cut back on many lines of civilian production and expanded output of steel copper aluminum electric electric electric elec elec- power and agricultural com- com 4 4 Workers to labor more hours 5 Still further taxes 6 6 Federal spending for non non- defense purposes slashed to the minimum in the fiscal 1952 j budget Within hours after the declaration declaration of a national emergency the President created the Office of Defense Mobilization by executive order The new office was given unprecedented power ver with full authority over civilian agencies already at work building United States war strength Truman named Charles E. E Wilson to head the agency Wilson was president of General Electric Also within hours after the Presidents President's Pres ident's i- i I dents dent's proclamation the Economic Stabilization Agency froze the price of new automobiles at the i level of December 1 I 1950 The action rolled back price Increases averaging five per cent announced by Ford Chrysler General Motors and Nash on the 1951 models The automobile industry protested 0 I the price rollback roll and stopped the sale of some makes Observers did I not believe the protest would carry much weight In Washington t Most observers believed the f ak P President resident had set the stage for kr k further lurther drastic curbs There Is no nor r doubt but that a speed up in rearmament re re- armament armament to to suit the quickening tempo of the Kremlin time table will cause economic injuries Some people are going to lose jobs Some business men are going to lose money And Andt Andl all Americans are going going go go- going ing to find life a lot tougher Some observers believed it may be necessary to cut back civilian production as much as 30 to 50 r per cent before war production can cm go into high gear Marines t x J j The The first truckloads of ot U. 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S 1st marine division are shown above as they rolled into the area near after their I day 12 battle to free themselves from the death trap set by Chinese and North Korean Communists n near ar the reservoir EUROPE Reds Threaten The Soviet Union did not say exactly exactly exactly ex ex- what it would do but in notes to Great Britain and France warned that the rearmament of Germany would not be tolerated The threat brought a new feeling of crisis to western Europe The Kremlin sent notes to Britain and France which asserted 1 Arming of Germans by Atlantic Atlantic Atlantic At At- lantic allies would violate the Potsdam Potsdam Potsdam Pots Pots- dam pact of 1945 2 Western Germanys Germany's inclusion In the Atlantic pact setup would invalidate Russia's alliance treaties treaties treaties trea trea- ties with Britain and France A number of observers were askIng asking asking ask ask- ing if it the Soviet warning wasn't the kind Red China made made and and later fulfilled fulfilled fulfilled-as as United Nations forces crossed the parallel in Korea Others however do not think the Communists are ready for out all war The note is having its effect on western Europe and may slow slowdown slowdown slowdown down the execution of defense plans London described the Soviet note as a patently tactical device timed to coincide with the Brussels meeting MARSHALL Opposes Full Mobilization Defense Secretary Marshall is reported opposed to full mobilization mobilization mobilization tion now because there is still a hope that World War III may be averted Marshalls Marshall's careful appraisal of the powder keg world situation was given to a house appropriations subcommittee at a secret hearing However Marshall said he also believes that the United States must build up its armed forces to war short footing as swiftly as possible because a single word from the Kremlin could start the holocaust at any time The defense secretary did not say exactly how far he believed U. U S. S mobilization should go But Buthe Buthe Buthe he said the present goal of ot men under arms by next July 1 must be increased substantially UNITED NATIONS Political Stalemate Although there was much less tension in the capitals of the world diplomats at the United Nations continued to work feverishly in an attempt to head off oU a world wide conflict No workable solution for stopping the Korean war had been found however and the organization tion seemed locked In a political stalemate Russia declared that all foreign troops including Chinese Communists Communists Communists volunteers should be withdrawn withdrawn withdrawn with with- drawn from Korea but voted against a fire cease proposal which the United Nations political committee committee committee com com- comI I approved by a vote of ot 51 I Ito to 5 5 Russia's delegates harked a again ain and again to the argument that the fire cease formula was aimed at saving the skins of western troops troops troops-at at providing a n breathing spell during which Gen Douglas MacArthurs MacArthur's forces could reform their ranks in preparation for a anew anew anew new attack The general assembly went ahead with its fire cease plan by naming a three-man three committee to seek the truce Most observers believed they would not succeed ACHESON Ouster Demanded Secretary of State Dean Acheson flew to Brussels for a meeting with representatives of the Atlantic pact nations amid renewed pressure on the home front that he be fired from the state department The latest move for his ouster was made by senate and house Republicans There was no White WhiteHouse WhiteHouse WhiteHouse House comment on the Republican resolution Administration officials however reported President Truman was absolutely determined to stand standby standby standby by Acheson for the reason that he has served him exceptionally well Some quarters reported the President President President Pres Pres- ident considered consider d the attack on Acheson to be an attack on the administrations administration's foreign policy Acheson was reported to have said he would not resign and that he be was making the Brussels trip because he felt the European peoples peoples peoples peo peo- ples needed to be reassured that the United States is determined to help build up their defenses Some political observers expressed express express- ed the opinion that the Republican demand for Acheson's ouster was timed badly It was pointed out that lack of unified political support support sup sup- port for Acheson in congress might embarrass him in relations with Atlantic pact foreign ministers RAIL UP TIE-UP Walkout Called Off Under pressure from President Truman the federal courts and their own union officials more than striking rail yard workers workers workers work work- ers ended their crippling three- three day strike that caused one of the greatest freight in the nations nation's history The strike ended without any wage settlement although representatives representatives representatives of the railroads and four rail unions got together for joint bargaining talks at the White House The strike had caused mountainous mountain mountain- ous stacks of Christmas packages to be bottled up in post offices and stranded in freight cars War shipments shipments shipments ship ship- ments had been halted in transit Some railroads had curtailed passenger passenger passenger pas pas- train schedules The union had bad demanded a 40 hour week at pay they received for 48 hours the hours the same benefits which were awarded previously to toone toone toone one million workers A presidential finding fact-finding board recommended a hour 40 week but at pay boost of only 18 cents The unions union's demands amounted to 31 cents Contest f t a 3 1 The Pillsbury baking contest was held at the Waldorf Astoria with housewives from throughout through through- out the nation competing for thousands of dollars In prizes Mrs l William E. E Brebner of ot Des Moines Iowa left is showIng showIng showing show- show Ing the Duke and Duchess of ot Windsor a little thing she whipped up and called The Thing after the tho current song CHURCHILL No Foolish Promises Former Prime Minister Winston Churchill warned the western powers against the argument that we must never use the atomic bomb until and unless it is used against us first The argument is now put forward forward forward for for- ward that we mutt must never use the atomic bomb until and unless it is I used against us first Churchill said In other words you must I never fire lire until you are shot dead |
